Planning application
Unit 1 Ema Evans Business Centre Alloy Industrial Estate Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4EN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of 5 no. commercial units (use class B1) and associated work
As published by the council, reference P2026/0062
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/0062
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Pontardawe
- Parish
- Pontardawe Town Council
- Postcode
- SA8 4EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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4 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Neath Port Talbot took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
iplan architecture ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Swansea
Active · incorporated 2013 · Swansea
63 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 78% granted
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